Signs Point to Additional Taxes in Texas
Texas faces a looming $150 million or more biennial shortfall as state agencies seek higher appropriations. Gov. Allan Shivers pushes economy but warns new taxes may be inevitable, noting 90 percent of tax dollars fund welfare, roads, schools, and mental institutions.
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William F. Carter Austin
Statehouse
Washington
Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
Texas Economy Commission
Gilmer-Aikin
Colson- Briscoe
The Sun invites notices of visits and items sent
The notice urges readers to share visits and items with The Sun as a courteous gesture. It emphasizes mentioning guests and consignments when away, framing it as a communal courtesy.
Sugar Beet Alcohol To Help Drive Autos
Paris authorities mandate using sugar beet alcohol in gasoline to replace surplus stock, despite protests from drivers and manufacturers. The government plans to distill fuel from the 1950 beet crop as engineers warn the blend may reduce engine life in older and newer cars nationwide.
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Paris
France
Treasury to scrutinize sideline income for tax year
The Treasury Department through the Bureau of Internal Revenue will apply new procedures to capture sideline income this tax year. Audits show many honest taxpayers neglect reporting income from sideline ventures and investments. Commissioner George J. Schoeneman cited enforcement highs for 1950 with rising assessments and collections across individual and corporate returns.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
George J. Schoeneman
Schoeneman
Rhyme Preaches Wedding Amid Storm in Wilmington
Rev Zeph aniah Swift, a Wilmington native, joins a Colonial couple in marriage during a rainstorm uttering lines about thunder and unity. Illinois hunters kill about 1,300,000 squirrels annually, with roughly 70 percent being fox squirrels, per the University of Illinois.
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Wilmington
Zephaniah Swift
Illinois
University of Illinois
Property title suit targets 45 acres in Grayson County Texas
Citation commands George Berry and heirs to appear in Grayson County District Court by Oct 9 1950 to answer a petition by D A Braswell Mae Braswell L S Omohundro Harry Hudgins R E Marshall and Hugh Hassell seeking to recover title and possession of 45 acres in a survey originally granted to S Carmena Ab stract No 262 in Grayson County Texas The land was conveyed to First Guarantee State Bank of Sadler Texas by T L Miller and Lizzie Miller in 1924 and is described by metes bounds beginning at the northeast corner and running 475 varas south 536 varas west 475 varas north 536 varas east to the beginning Witness S V Earnest Clerk of the District Court of Grayson County Texas issued August 22 1950
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State of
Texas
George Berry
Dora Berry
Laura Okes
Mattie Okes
Laura Oakes
Mattie Oakes
Vernon Lee
J. R. Holmes
District Court
Grayson County
Fifteenth Judicial District
Court House
Said County
Sherman
D. A. Braswell
Mae Braswell
L. S. Omohundro
Harry Hudgins
R. E. Marshall
Hugh Hassell
S. Carmena
D L. Thurston
T. L. Miller
Varas
Lizzie Miller
First Guarantee State Bank of
Sadler, Texas
S. V. Earnest
Fish Good For You And The Family Menu
Texas A and M nutrition expert Lucille Shultz says fish provides high quality protein and vitamins A B and D in some species. She notes minerals are abundant and iodine rich shellfish should be eaten regularly. Buy frozen boneless fillets or steaks to minimize waste and store properly. thaw in refrigerator before cooking and never refreeze thawed fish.
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Lucille Shultz
Texas A. & M. College
Miss Shultz
Wound Theory Links Polio to Summer Injury Risk
Washington doctor Dr James G Cumming proposes that polio requires a nerve wound for the virus to invade the nervous system. He argues summer play increases injuries, aiding virus invasion, with dental cavities tonsillectomies and other wounds as possible triggers. He notes virus transmission via direct contact and urges cautious surgery during polio season. He also cites Japan as a high earthquake risk area per the National Geographic Society.
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Washington
James G. Cumming
Cumming
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National Geographic Society
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